Fuente: WIPO "tomato" The present invention relates generally to a plant cell-surface immune receptor engineered to modulate an immune response in a plant, cell or seed, as well as nucleic acid molecules encoding the engineered receptor, and methods of use. In particular, the present invention relates to a plant cell-surface immune receptor into which a coiled-coil (CC) motif is integrated to enhance or modify the plant's immune response, with utility in reducing pathogen infection and improving pathogen resistance.